As the law forbidding women to wear jewelry made of gold or precious stones, with the exception of their rings, was enacted with the same end in view as that having reference to stuffs dyed with purple, We likewise place it in the same category. For it is not necessary to absolutely forbid any article to be made of gold, but merely to enumerate the things which cannot be manufactured of this material; for to unqualifiedly prohibit anything to be manufactured of gold or precious jewels is to manifest a desire of being superior to all other persons. Moreover, is it not a great wrong to condemn anyone who has been convicted of having, in some respect, violated this provision, to pay a fine of a hundred pounds of gold, without taking into consideration the additional penalty (I allude to capital punishment), and if this law is not thought to confer the greatest immunity, why should it be evaded? Hence, while We do not strictly forbid gold or jewels to be worn, We do prohibit anything which is especially reserved for Imperial Majesty to be employed by others, either for the purpose of display or from necessity; and when anyone wishes to erect a monument, or to do anything else which is not above his dignity and rank, he is hereby fully empowered to do so.